1. Islam is the religion of the Somaliland state, and the promotion of any religion in the territory of
Somaliland, other than Islam, is prohibited.
2. The laws of the nation shall be grounded on and shall not be contrary to Islamic Sharia.
3. The state shall promote religious tenets (religious affairs) and shall fulfil Sharia principles and
discourage immoral acts and reprehensible behaviour.
4. The calendar shall be the Islamic Calendar based on the hijra, and the Gregorian Calendar

1. All citizens of Somaliland shall enjoy equal rights and obligations before the law, and shall not be accorded precedence on grounds of colour, clan, birth, language, gender, property, status, opinion etc.
2. Precedence and discrimination on grounds of ethnicity, clan affiliation, birth and residence is prohibited; and at the same time programmes aimed at eradicating long lasting bad practices shall
be a national obligation.
3. Save for the political rights reserved for citizens, foreigners lawfully resident in Somaliland shall enjoy rights and obligations before the law equal to those enjoyed by citizens.

1. The state shall pay particular attention to the advancement, extension and dissemination of
knowledge and education as it recognises that education is the most appropriate investment that can
play a major role in political, economic and social development.

The national policy is that primary education shall be free

In order to fulfil a policy of promoting public health, the state shall have the duty to meet the country’s needs for equipment to combat communicable diseases, the provision of free medicine,
and the care of the public welfare.

2. The state shall be responsible for the promotion and the extension of healthcare and private health centres.

The state shall be responsible for the health, care, development and education of the mother, the child, the disabled who have no one to care for them, and the mentally handicapped persons who
are not able and have no one to care for them

1. All able citizens have a right and a duty to work. The state shall, therefore, be responsible for the creation of work and the facilitating of the skills training of employees.
2. The conditions of work of the young and women, night working and working establishments shall be regulated by the Labour Law.
3. All employees have a right to payment appropriate to the work they undertake, and are free to enter into agreements with their employers on an individual or collective basis. Forced labour is
prohibited.
4. The state shall endeavour to create understanding and clear rights between employees and employers and shall accordingly introduce a law (in this respect).
5. Sate employees and members of the armed forces shall be entitled remuneration for their duties
and to payments for sickness, injury, or disability in accordance with the law.
6. The state shall promote the support systems, insurance and safety of employees and shall
strengthen the relevant responsible bodies

1. Every citizen shall have the right to participate in the political, economic, social and cultural affairs in accordance with the laws and the Constitution

The matters (rights) set out in Clause 1 of this Article are subject to any law which forbids the
movement to or settlement at specific places or during specific times.

Every person who is a citizen or lawfully resident in the country shall be free to move to or settle at any place of his choice, or leave or return to the country at will.